Ben Sisario
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LiveNation/Ticketmaster Masks Desire to Consolidate Control of Secondary Market by Pretending to Care About People: nyti.ms/18sYXMh
Ticketmaster and Live Nation Win Approval To Merge
Great!
Jay Reatard, 29, a Force in Punk Rock, Is Dead
"I’m just trying to get the idea out before the inspiration is gone," he told The Times last year. "Everything I do is motivated by the fear of running out of time."
When Indie-Rock Genres Outnumber the Bands
I might have hoped increased variety and decreased commercial potential might have made me more interested in the critical darlings of "indie rock" instead of less. I’d suggest it has something to do with my fondness for creative constraints, but many of my favorite artists have made a career out of eschewing genre conventions. Hmm.
Nothing says artistic merit like a promotional slap fight with a soda manufacturer: nytimes.com/2008/11/27/arts/music…